The Nova Scotia provincial government recently announced extra resources to alleviate the pressure on strained emergency departments. Part of its emergency care plan is to have physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners provide care in ERs.
The provincial government has pledged to add physician assistants to emergency departments as part of a long list of planned changes to improve emergency care in Nova Scotia. But what do they do, and can they help deal with the broader health-care crisis?
With Nova Scotia s medical staff shortages, long surgery wait times and lingering barriers to primary care, physician assistants say they are an untapped resource in the province.
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